Sat, Sep 21, 2024

Empire Hill Climb - Volunteers

Wilco Road

About this event

    

 

VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION

2024 Jerry Shiloff Memorial Empire Hill Climb
Empire, Michigan

presented by Out Of Office Garage

sanctioned by Detroit Region, SCCA
Sanction #
24-HC-nnnnn

Saturday, September 21, 2024

The race was first run from 1964 to 1980 and is back to stay! The course for this year is about 3/4 mile with 8 turns. All this is just a short walk from the shores of Lake Michigan and the famous sand dunes.

During its original running some of the best cars of their time made their way up the hill such as Austin Healey’s, Jaguar E-Type’s, AMC Gremlin’s, Formula Ford and V’s, Triumph’s, Corvette’s, Porsche’s and even a Ferrari or two.

At the first revival the HillClimb saw an entry list ranging from a Formula Ford to a Modified Circle Track car - which actually won!  This is the seventh year of its revival and looks to be bigger and better.

The hillside offers fantastic spectating as the cars wind their way up the hill where spectators can sit nearly above the race cars – close, but safe from the action.

Parc Expose will be in downtown Empire allowing spectators get up close and personal with the race cars before they make their way up the hill.

We look forward to many years of vintage cars, modifieds, rally cars, sports cars, open wheel cars, you name it, all making their way up the hill.

As a reminder, there is NO camping (RV or tent) at the Lion’s Field in Empire over the weekend.  If you want a place to stay, check out Indigo Bluffs at https://www.indigobluffs.com. They are giving preferential rates to competitors and volunteers.  Check them out soon as spaces are filling up. Their rates are very favorable…and they are an event sponsor.

There will be six competition classes as follows:

  • Class 1 – NA 2.0 litre and less, FI up to 1.0 litre
  • Class 2 – NA 2.1 - 3.9 litre, FI 1.1 - 1.9 litre
  • Class 3 – NA 4.0 litre and up, FI 2.0 and up.
  • Vintage – (trophies only, not for prizes, may dual enter in appropriate class)
  • Drift - Prize awarded by judge appointed by the EHC
  • Exhibition – (Will not qualify for prizes)

We need workers in the following categories:

  • Course - Corner workers, crowd control in the spectator area, traffic control at the top and bottom of the hill
  • Event Support - Organizing Committee, Stewards, EMTs, Timing/Scoring, Registration
  • Grid/Pit - Grid cars to transit to the hil and traffic control on Front Street
  • Radio - Must have a HAM radio license
  • Media - Must be approved by the EHC committee prior to the event

Please continue for more information.

If you want to compete in this year's hill climb, please go to: http://msreg.com/EmpireHillClimb-2024

 

 

Event requirements

2024 Jerry Shiloff Memorial Empire Hill Climb Revival
presented by Out-Of-Office Garage

Supplementary Regulations

September 21, 2024 - Empire Michigan

 

EVENT SCHEDULE
Please note: The 2024 Empire Hill Climb Revival event schedule below may change slightly prior to the actual event. Please be sure to check our web site (https://empirehillclimb.racing) prior to the event for the most current schedule to alleviate any confusion.

Friday, September 20, 2024

  Course set up

  10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

  Lions Club Pavilion, corner of
  S Reynolds St & W Phillips St

  Registration

  6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

  Lions Club Pavilion

  Tech

  6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

  Lions Club Pavilion

  Bonfire!

  6:00 PM - till whenever
  we are done

  Lions Club (weather
  permitting)

 

Saturday, September 21, 2024

  Competitor Registration   7:30 AM - 8:00 AM

 Lions Club Pavilion

  Volunteer Registration   7:30 AM - 8:00 AM

 Lions Club Pavilion

  Volunteer Meeting

  8:00 AM

 Lions Club Pavilion

  Parc Expose

  8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

 Front St.  (Service Area)

  Volunteers to assignments

  9:00 AM

 

  Mandatory Drivers
  Meeting

  9:00: AM

  Empire Town Hall
  (in front of the steps)

  Group 1 lines up   9:45 AM

  Start Finish Line

  Car 1 First run up the hill

  10:00 AM

 

  End Timed runs

  6:00 PM

 

  Awards

  7:00 PM

  Lions Club Pavilion

II. ORGANIZATION

This event is governed by the SCCA® HILLCLIMB RULES, SCCA® DRIVER ELIGIBILITY and SCCA® HILLCLIMB SAFETY RULES (Level 2), as amended for 2024 per “FasTrack”. These may be found at: https://timetrials.scca.com/pages/hillclimb.  Any deviation from these rules is noted by a black bar to the left of the paragraph.  The 2024 Empire Hill Climb Organizing Committee will work together with Detroit Region, SCCA to organize and conduct this event in accordance with the above rules, bulletins and the Supplementary Regulations as published here and on the official event web site:  https://empirehillclimb.racing.

Committee and Officials

Chairman

Paul Skinner

paulskinner@charter.net

Chief of Tech

Grant Hoxie

hoxiegarage@gmail.com

Tech/Advisor

Ryan Thompson

Ryan@Leelanaucars.com

Paddock Chief

Jeremy Anderson

jeremy.016@hotmail.com

Marketing/Promotions

Scott Drabik

scott_drabik@yahoo.com

Volunteers

David Stone

dstone@mmaline.com

Chief Steward

Doug Mitchell

dmitchel@sbcglobal.net

Registrar

Mary Shiloff

mshiloff@comcast.net

Timing/Equipment Manager

Ken Wiedbusch

caseyuu@live.com

Local Conveniences:  
•    Empire Chamber of commerce web page: http://www.empirechamber.com/
•    Fuel: Empire EZ mart, 9968 W Front St, Empire, MI 49630 (now with Premium unleaded)
•    Lodging: Empire Lakeshore Inn: https://www.empirelakeshoreinn.net/
•    https://empirechamber.com/where-to-stay/

A full copy of the supplemental regulations may be downloaded at: 2024 Sup Regs - Empire Hill Climb Revised.pdf

Continue on to register.

Entries (82)

LM
Lorena Martin
KE
Ken Ehalt
AK
Arden Knapp
MV
Mark Van Egmond
SP
Stephanus Pieterse
AB
Adam Baines
KC
Kyle Connolly
FP
F. B. Plasman

Wilco Road

Empire, MI
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Organizer

Hill Climb organized by

SCCA - Detroit Region - Empire Hill Climb

Event over!